The Women’s College World Series starts on Thursday with the Florida Gators making its 11th appearance in program history. To start, the Gators play Oregon State with television coverage beginning at 7 p.m. on ESPN. Gators back in OKC Florida (48-17, 13-11 SEC) returns to Oklahoma City for the first …
Read More »Polls put Gators high as softball season approaches
The Florida Gators softball team enters the 2020 season with high rankings in polls and high expectations in the dugout despite losing five seniors from 2019. Preseason Polls There is not one ranking that defines women’s college softball as a whole. Of the four major polls that have come out, …
Read More »UCLA Wins 12th National Title in Walk-Off Fashion
And just like that, the softball season is officially over. Last night the UCLA Bruins became National Champions for the 12th time in school history. They now hold the most titles in Division 1 softball history. The Bruins took Game 1 of the championship series in a dominating fashion. They …
Read More »Florida Softball Faces Potential Early WCWS Exit
One pitch was the difference in Florida’s first game of the 2019 Women’s College World Series. Now, Gators softball’s back is against the wall. The fifth-seed Florida Gators were downed by the 13th-seed Oklahoma State Cowgirls 2-1 on Thursday night. They face Alabama in the loser’s bracket Saturday. The loss …
Read More »Gators Softball Starts WCWS Against the Cowgirls
Florida’s stretch of familiar opponents won’t stop with the Tennessee Lady Vols during this postseason run. The fifth national seed Florida Gators begin their Women’s College World Series run against the 13th-seed Oklahoma State Cowgirls on Thursday at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. A win would get Florida off on the …
Read More »OKC Offers More than the Women’s College World Series
Softball teams, families and fans travel from all over the nation to meet in the heart of Oklahoma. Thousands of fans fill bleachers to witness NCAA Division 1 College softball players make history at the USA Softball Hall of Fame Stadium. There are 7,300 seats in the stadium, but just …
Read More »Florida Eliminated by Oklahoma in Women’s College World Series
The second-seeded Florida Gators fell 2-0 to the fourth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners in the Women’s College World Series (WCWS) on Saturday night. The Gators could not find a rhythm on offense against Sooners pitcher Paige Parker (31-3), allowing two hits in seven innings. Parker had already pitched a shutout win against …
Read More »Gator Fans Unite for Women’s College World Series
WRUF’s Courtney Mims tells the story of some interesting Gator fans who have come from different walks of life and are now at the Women’s College World Series. Over 9,311 fans attended the Florida vs. UCLA game Friday night. Florida moves on to play Oklahoma at 7 p.m. ET Saturday.
Read More »Gator Softball Falls To UCLA in Women’s College World Series
OKLAHOMA CITY– The second-seeded Florida Gator softball team lost to the third-seeded UCLA Bruins 6-5 Friday night in the sixth game of the Women’s College World Series. 2018 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year Rachel Garcia improved to 29-3, defeating former Player of the Year Kelly Barnhill (29-2)in the …
Read More »Gator Softball Run-Rules Georgia in Women’s College World Series
Oklahoma City — The number two seed Florida softball team came out swinging in Game 1 at the Women’s College World Series to defeat the Georgia Bulldogs, 11-3 on Thursday night in Oklahoma City. For the fourth time in program history, the Gators run-ruled an opponent at the WCWS. The …
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